Joey Klecka
Digital reporter/producer
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Joey is a longtime Alaskan with family roots in the midwest. Having been raised in the Last Frontier since childhood, he has a strong grasp of what makes Alaska unique.
Joey graduated from Eagle River High School, attained a bachelors degree in Journalism from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and spent eight years covering the sports scene on the Kenai Peninsula.
At Alaska's News Source, Joey worked as producer of the Morning Edition, before taking up a role as digital reporter.
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Alaska Airlines said in an email that nonstop service between Anchorage and the Honolulu airport on the island of Oahu will return in November, “along with our Maui and Kona nonstop service.”
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Just one day ahead of what is expected to be a massive memorial service at Anchorage Baptist Temple to honor the late U.S. Rep. Don Young, dozens of people filed for office to fill his seat.
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Police arrested two men after finding a body hidden in a northeast Anchorage home over the weekend.
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Brent Sass claims victory in 2022 Iditarod, beating defending champion Dallas Seavey Tuesday morning in Nome.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing a temporary suspension of Alaska’s 8 cents per gallon motor fuel tax until June 2023, according to a letter he sent to the state Alaska House of Representatives on Friday.
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Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King will take over for musher Nicolas Petit, who posted on his Facebook page that he will be dropping out of the race due to a positive COVID-19 test.
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A former substitute teacher in Kivalina was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 more years of supervised release for soliciting nude photos and sex from young girls at the school where he worked.
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Several avalanche slides are being reported around Southcentral as warm and wet weather continue to plague the Anchorage area.
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Rosie Brennan of Anchorage finished fourth Tuesday in the women’s individual sprint in cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, less than two seconds off the podium.
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An Idaho man is facing murder charges after Anchorage police linked him to a 1985 death using DNA testing.
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The state is still trending at near-record numbers when it comes to daily COVID-19 cases, according to the latest release by the state health department, with a five-day combined total of more 10,000 additional COVID-19 infections.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska, announced the sentencing of four Anchorage residents for their involvement in defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of almost $350,000 through a snow removal service, capping a six-year investigation.
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough officials declared an emergency disaster declaration Monday after high winds ripped through Southcentral Alaska over the New Year’s weekend and continued into the work week.
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Former President Donald Trump officially announced his support for Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy Tuesday with one condition.
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A Fairbanks man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for collaborating in a murder-for-hire plot against a former girlfriend.
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Five passengers and one pilot survived a Friday morning plane crash near Juneau, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.